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in arrears
*in arrears
[of debts; of an account] overdue. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.) Jane's student-loan payments are in arrears. The accounts of the bankrupt company were in arrears.
in arrears
Late or behind, especially in payment of money. For example, He's been in arrears on his rent so often that he may be evicted. [First half of 1600s]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Alba (1) | | AHL-bah (Italian, Spanish), AHL-bə (Catalan) | Italian, Spanish, Catalan |
| Magnhild | | - | Norwegian |
| Rucker | | ['rʌkə] | |
| Dionysus | | die-ə-NIE-səs (English) | Greek Mythology (Latinized) |
| Iokaste | | - | Greek Mythology |
| Farhan | | - | Arabic, Urdu, Bengali |